National Republican., 1887-03-02
rRoTTERps NOMINATION.
The Voice OF the Local Press on the
Presidents Selection.
IwashiuOton Post

Washington Post.l
We sincerely hope that the last nomina-
tlon Of the Presidents for recorder Of deeds
In the District will not be confirmed by the
Senate, and that white man who is also
bona ilde resident OF the District will event
ually be chosen in his stead. The colored
people are treated with more consideration
In Washington than anywhere else In the
United States. A colored man Is collector
of taxes, and has made large fortune out
OF the position. Another has good office
under the House Of Representatives. A
score or more have been provided with
first class places In the different depart
ments. A hundred and more are earning
good salaries in subordinate positions. They
are not only treated respectfully by all
classes, but have their full proportion Of
the patronage OF the government.
To attempt, therefore, to place colored
man In charge of the vast interests connded
to the recorder OF deeds Of this District is
not only unwise, in our opinion, but unfair,
and, under all the circumstances connected
| with the double appointment OF Mr. Mat
thews and his double rejection, nagrantly
| unjust.
| Washington star.l
Can It possibly be true that In the de.
| fenseless District alone the President Is not
bound by those principles Of local self
government and antl.carpet-baglsm upon
|
tinues to exist that in the District alone he
is not bound by the promises Of his party
in platform to which he has given his ex-
press adherence, and that the District
offices alone are not public trusts, but
spoils to be distributed by President Cleve-
land to his strikers as he sees fit-to China
men In just recognition OF the fact that
they are yellow, or to Indians in just recog.
milton OF the fact that they are red
This appointment is an insult and slap
in the face to every District citizen, violat-
ing pledges and ignoring natural rights.
1t Is double insult TO every District Demo.
crat, no one OF whom is A., 1t seems, to be
recorder, a fact compelling the President TO
import negro barber from Boston to fill
the office. II is a triple insult to the col.
ored Democrats in the District, who are
snubbed personally, politically, and as citi.
zens. If the President had been sincere In
his expressed desire to have the office held
by negro, he would have appointed Il
resident colored man, OF whose condrma-
tion there would have been reasonable
prospect. But some OF our colored citi-
zens have shown SO much gratitude at be-
| ing snubbed in the appointment OF New
Yorker In preference to one OF their mum.
ber that the President doubtless thought
that second snub would still further In.
crease his popularity among them, and he
probably expects them to lick the hand
that spurns them, and to crawl and cringe
for the crumbs which may be expected to
, | fall from Recorder Trotter's official table
, The new Democratic law, as laid dowr
,, by President Cleveland, figuring in Taney't
shoes, teaches that no District citizen
white or colored, Democratic or Republi
can, has any rights which nonresident ne.
. groes (if they are political strikers for
President OF the United Staths) are bound
Q to respect. From this new Dred Scott de
I cision the citizens Of the District appeal t,
= the people Of the United States.
G Washington Critic.l
s The President, for reasons best known t.
q himself, has seen fit to make another Die
:, trict appointment which will be as thor
. oughly distasteful to the people Of Wash
Il passing strange that with all the knowledg
q which he must have by this time relative t
- the peculiarly local character Of the offic
Of recorder Of deeds, and the universal ser
+ timent Of our citizens that 1t should b
Is filled by one Of their own number, Nj
IS Cleveland should still persist In cor
~ temptuous disregard Of the popular wish.
Add to this the general principle OF HON
70 rule to which the President, though tn
lie action Of his party, Stands committed, an
n we submit that his conduct In this behalf
without foundation in good faith, goo
u, morals, good sense, or good politics.
= Now what? Mr.. Trotter will not be cor
N firmed by the Senate.
r. He will be reappointed by the Presiden
W and hold until the end Of the first session
the fiftieth Congress.
IN the m. meantime az a9 4 the Senate will ne
If. The President will then continue IL
be farce to the end OF his official term by IN
o. porting somebody else to succeed NJ
T., Trotter.
III 1t is programme that may well provol
n the indignation of all citizens of the Dl
n trict, irrespective of party, or race, or Sc,
Id | or previous condition.
n q "
=, If the President will pardon the sugge
ID ton, we beg to state that his latest a
40 pointment Of recorder Of deeds for Il
Mt District Of Columbia partakes more of pi
an headed obstlnacy than OF fair. minded CO
-. sideration for the wishes Of the peop
Oh directly interested in the matter.